Research Director, Saas and Corporate Events (12-month Mat Cover, possible perm)

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Research Director, Saas and Corporate Events (12-month Mat Cover, possible perm) London / hybrid minimum 2 days per month in office GBP 60-74,000 DOE - (posted Feb 27 2025)

Company: Hannelius Recruitment Advertisers Ref: N/A MrWeb Ref: 162060

Job Spec: Strong Quant researcher with proven experience leading research teams, looking for a niche sector focus.

Hybrid working model: Minimum of 2 days per month in London office

Flexible working hours (core hours 10am - 4pm)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Research Director to lead high-quality research projects and client accounts for a 12-month maternity cover. This is a pivotal role requiring a strong leader who can manage a talented research team, oversee strategic client relationships, and contribute to business growth through expert insight and analysis.

Our client is on a fast growth trajectory, having achieved 30% growth in the past year. We need someone proactive and strategic - not just to maintain but to drive growth, improve efficiencies, and scale processes.

Experience with a SaaS business, Event technology, or the Events sector is beneficial, but not mandatory.

If successful, there may be an opportunity for this role to become permanent.

Role responsibilities include:

• Acting as deputy team lead, mentoring 2-4 direct reports, and ensuring high-quality research output.
• Managing key accounts, delivering strategic insights, and presenting findings to senior decision-makers.
• Designing methodologies, leading quant-heavy research with some qual elements, and ensuring actionable insights.
• Identifying new opportunities, improving processes, and driving efficiencies to support scaling.
• Reviewing event data and identifying trends.

Requirements include:

• Proven experience leading research teams, ideally having scaled a small team into a mid-sized agency.
• Strong strategic thinking - someone who innovates, delegates, and overcomes challenges to drive growth.
• Experience in a research agency is essential; in-house experience is desirable but not required.
• Strong account management and client relationship skills.

We are open to both contract and permanent candidates, with potential for a longer-term role depending on business growth.

If this sounds of interest, please send your CV to Rhys.

Who to contact: In order to apply please send your CV to Rhys Perry at rhys@hanneliusrecruitment.com

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